IOBE calls for measures to stem demographic trend

Demographics is a matter of "major importance" for Greece due to the serious challenges it causes both in terms of economic development and social stability, according to the Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE).

Analyzing the population developments in its report on social and economic trends in the Greek regions, IOBE has found that since the outbreak of the debt crisis the permanent population of the country has been shrinking rapidly.

From 2010 to 2022 it decreased by 5.9% (from approximately 11.1 million in 2010 to 10.5 million in 2022). On the contrary, between 2000 and 2010 there had been a population increase of 3.2%. 

IOBE focuses on the population evolution in relation to its age stratification, which is of great importance both for policy planning and for the effective distribution of resources.

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